AA B757 Exp. Decompression, FL310 due 1' x 2' hole in fuselage
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AA B757 Exp. Decompression, FL310 due 1' x 2' hole in fuselage
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A/C with approx 60,000 hours had a decompression on flight 1640; MIA-BOS on Oct. 26th.
A 1 foot by 2 foot piece of the fuselage skin peeled back inflight causing explosive decompression at FL310.
Anyone have pics?
A/C with approx 60,000 hours had a decompression on flight 1640; MIA-BOS on Oct. 26th.
A 1 foot by 2 foot piece of the fuselage skin peeled back inflight causing explosive decompression at FL310.
Anyone have pics?
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"A/C with approx 60,000 hours had a decompression on flight 1640"
If so, something might have been missed on a couple of D-Checks. Anybody know what the disposition of the SWA incident was?
If so, something might have been missed on a couple of D-Checks. Anybody know what the disposition of the SWA incident was?
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Similar construction technique.
Initially, with some 707's, fuselage skin cracking was noticed, just above the aft door, on the fuselage crown.
External straps were fitted, for a maximum of 2500 cycles, then reskinning was accomplished.
This was a problem with the forward fuselage crown skin as well, but not quite so severe.
As I recall, heavier skins were then used on the -320B/C models.
Initially, with some 707's, fuselage skin cracking was noticed, just above the aft door, on the fuselage crown.
External straps were fitted, for a maximum of 2500 cycles, then reskinning was accomplished.
This was a problem with the forward fuselage crown skin as well, but not quite so severe.
As I recall, heavier skins were then used on the -320B/C models.
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any press reports yet quoting the usual..
"..thought we were going to die.."
"...crash landed.."
"...narrowly missing a school/hospital/orphanage.."
... i could do with a laugh this morning !
"..thought we were going to die.."
"...crash landed.."
"...narrowly missing a school/hospital/orphanage.."
... i could do with a laugh this morning !
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Anybody know what the disposition of the SWA incident was?
I assume it's a transatlantic expression - it means nothing to us in Europe and the dictionary gives no help...
any press reports yet quoting the usual..
"..thought we were going to die.."
"...crash landed.."
"...narrowly missing a school/hospital/orphanage.."
... i could do with a laugh this morning !
"..thought we were going to die.."
"...crash landed.."
"...narrowly missing a school/hospital/orphanage.."
... i could do with a laugh this morning !
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As it was an AA flight I doubt any American will be brave enough to suggest they could fit through a 1ft x 2ft hole, last AA flight I was on many of them on board were lucky to get through the bloody door!!! 
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HI
Not a frequent poster, but curious about this one
if a rotund person of any nationality happened to get sucked or pushed, the latter being more technically correct i guess, and they plugged up the hole, what are the implications of the "fluid hammer" effect of all the air rushing towards the hole, then having no where to escape to? could it cause a catastrophic failure of the structure?
many thanks
Neil Byrne
Not a frequent poster, but curious about this one
if a rotund person of any nationality happened to get sucked or pushed, the latter being more technically correct i guess, and they plugged up the hole, what are the implications of the "fluid hammer" effect of all the air rushing towards the hole, then having no where to escape to? could it cause a catastrophic failure of the structure?
many thanks
Neil Byrne
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VFR 750,
Air is compressible, so no hammer effect like hydraulics. And, there are a couple things called "pressure relief valves" to prevent (whatelse) over pressure.
Holes in fuselages are fairly rare, but they do happen, and the structures engineers have done a good job designing them , so when they do fail, the damage doesn't do what the movies think they will.
cheerio
Air is compressible, so no hammer effect like hydraulics. And, there are a couple things called "pressure relief valves" to prevent (whatelse) over pressure.
Holes in fuselages are fairly rare, but they do happen, and the structures engineers have done a good job designing them , so when they do fail, the damage doesn't do what the movies think they will.
cheerio
any press reports yet quoting the usual..
"..thought we were going to die.."
"...crash landed.."
"...narrowly missing a school/hospital/orphanage.."
... i could do with a laugh this morning !
"..thought we were going to die.."
"...crash landed.."
"...narrowly missing a school/hospital/orphanage.."
... i could do with a laugh this morning !
I know most incidents are non-events to those in the industry, but bear in mind that most SLF have little aviation knowledge, and I think "we thought we were going to die" although unjustified would be an understandable reaction.
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The failure was on a chem milled doubler, (Upper lobe, above and behind the 1L door). Aircraft is quarantined pending NTSB investigation. I have some pics but i can't post them??
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